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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Eisenhower Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000710
Eisenhower Elementary
5300 Jessamine Lane, Louisville, KY 40258 · (502) 485-8244 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
362 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eisenhower Elementary
Eisenhower Elementary's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Elementary this school | 592 | 61.1% | 37.3% |
| West Broadway Elementary School Madisonville | 486 | 60.7% | 38.1% |
| New Highland Elementary School Elizabethtown | 505 | 63.0% | 41.2% |
| Medora Elementary Louisville | 460 | 58.5% | 36.2% |
| Red Oak Elementary School Nicholasville | 519 | 59.0% | 43.1% |
| Hearn Elementary Frankfort | 476 | 59.9% | 38.2% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eisenhower Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #461 of 669 | #25 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #489 of 668 | #28 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #463 of 674 | #24 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #130 of 744 | #21 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #624 of 674 | #76 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #173 of 674 | #70 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #449 of 721 | #63 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #169 of 233 | #35 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
592
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 33.6 | 17.6:1 | 61% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 33.6 | 17.7:1 | 56% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 32.8 | 18.3:1 | 55% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 54% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 30.8 | 18.6:1 | 58% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 30 | 20.5:1 | 64% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 66% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | N/A | N/A | 65% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eisenhower Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (572 to 592); teachers up 9% (30.8 to 33.6).
About Eisenhower Elementary
Eisenhower Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Louisville, Kentucky. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 592 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 41% higher.
Eisenhower Elementary is among 167 schools run by Jefferson County, which serves 95,124 students.
Roughly 61% of students at Eisenhower Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That is close to the 63% White share among all Jefferson County residents. Eisenhower Elementary's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 17.6 students per teacher and 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 61%. That tracks the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
allk12 grades Eisenhower Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.3% at Eisenhower Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, the median household income is $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 175 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 95,579 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Greenwood Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Eisenhower Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Eisenhower Elementary's average proficiency of 37.3% compares with 18.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Eisenhower Elementary had 577 students, to 2024-25, when it had 592.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other Eisenhower Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 14 states are named Eisenhower Elementary. Eisenhower Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 29.
- EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLEARWATER, FL · 678 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 640 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolNorman, OK · 579 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 568 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Elementary0.6 mi · 457
- Pleasure Ridge Park High0.7 mi · 1,777
- Sanders Elementary1.2 mi · 394
- Wilkerson Elementary School1.4 mi · 541
- Shacklette Elementary1.5 mi · 429
- Conway Middle1.7 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Eisenhower ElementaryHow large is Eisenhower Elementary?
Eisenhower Elementary enrolls approximately 592 students in grades KG-05.
Is Eisenhower Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eisenhower Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Eisenhower Elementary have?
Eisenhower Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Eisenhower Elementary?
Student demographics at Eisenhower Elementary are roughly 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Eisenhower Elementary public or private?
Eisenhower Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.